Deztro the Eskimofo promised that Carnage in the Capital would be “bigger than Giant Mine.” It did not disappoint.
For one glorious evening, wrestlers from Inuvik and Alberta put on a spectacular show in Yellowknife featuring flashy costumes, big personas and even bigger stunts.
With Devin Shipwreck as referee, eight wrestlers – met with jeers and cheers from the audience – faced off in five matches in a big ring at the Explorer Hotel during Wednesday’s event.
The night featured a colourful cast of characters: the tinfoil hat-wearing, conspiracy-loving Eli Surge who said “birds aren’t real;” disco dancing “daddy” Levi Night who wore an enviable pair of sparkly, electric pink zebra pants; and The Matriarch, a pow wow dancing, Indigenous wrestler from Saddle Lake Cree Nation.
Not to be outdone were the pigtailed, pink skirt-twirling Precious Polly; Monster Pro Wrestling heavyweight champion Mighty KC; and mean-mugging Massive Damage the Tattooed Terminator. They appeared alongside NWT wrestlers “king of the North” Eskimofo and Totally Arctic Wrestling’s heavyweight champion Noler Bear.
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Wrestlers pulled off impressive moves throughout the night including body slams, elbow drops, clothespins, suplexes, flying crossbody dropkicks, nipple twists of doom and even an illegal move involving a folding chair.
The event was hosted by the NWT Recreation and Parks Association as part of its three-day annual conference.
People itching for more wrestling content can check out videos of Totally Arctic Wrestling’s matches on the group’s website.
Several wrestlers who appeared on Wednesday are also featured in The Death Tour. The documentary, which follows a group of professional wrestlers as they tour through Indigenous communities in northern Manitoba, will screen at the upcoming Yellowknife International Film Festival.
